Carpinteria oil firm seeks $17M in malpractice suit
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 2nd, 2014 / Law, Top Stories / Comments Off on Carpinteria oil firm seeks $17M in malpractice suit
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Read More →Hyde Park Acquisition deal delay clouds Santa Maria Energy’s plans
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, April 25th, 2014 / Banking & Finance, Central Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Hyde Park Acquisition deal delay clouds Santa Maria Energy’s plans
Hyde Park’s investors spurned the Santa Maria Energy deal, at least for now. Sixty-seven percent voted to push the final vote on the merger back to April 30, signaling there were not enough votes to approve the deal outright.
Read More →Editorial: Ukrainian crisis illustrates power of the free market
By Editorial Board / Friday, March 7th, 2014 / Editorials, Opinion / Comments Off on Editorial: Ukrainian crisis illustrates power of the free market
The “markets matter” lesson should not be lost on some of the most left-leaning members of the Democratic party, who may find themselves on the wrong side of history when it comes to America’s resurgent energy markets.
Read More →Nipomo oil refinery fight bubbles over
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, February 21st, 2014 / Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Nipomo oil refinery fight bubbles over
A fight over expansion at an oil refinery near Nipomo has taken shape, with the source of new oil and a potential clash between federal and county regulation of railroads emerging as key issues.
Read More →Chinese firm to pump $665M investment into Santa Maria oil field
By Stephen Nellis / Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 / Central Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Chinese firm to pump $665M investment into Santa Maria oil field
One of the most prominent oil field redevelopments in Santa Barbara County is set to be acquired by a Chinese jewelry firm. Houston-based ERG Resources confirmed to the Business Times that it is set to be acquired by Beijing-based Goldleaf Jewelry Co., a jewelry firm that also has gold mining investments.
Read More →$114M slated to fuel Santa Maria Energy operations
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, January 10th, 2014 / Central Coast, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on $114M slated to fuel Santa Maria Energy operations
Santa Maria Energy has disclosed plans to pump up to $114 million into Santa Barbara County this year as it pursues its $1.2 billion in oil reserves and more than 7,700 potential drilling locations.
Read More →Outside funds fuel county’s energy boom
By Stephen Nellis / Friday, December 13th, 2013 / Central Coast, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Outside funds fuel county’s energy boom
Santa Maria Energy’s deal to go public and bring its total funds raised to date to an estimated $90 million caps a flurry of renewed investment and activity in Santa Barbara County’s oil fields, both onshore and offshore. In addition to 136 wells that Santa Maria Energy has planned, Denver-based Venoco has proposals before regulators Read More →
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